SAO PAULO – Not long after notching one of the biggest wins of his MMA career, Vitor Belfort was ready for another title shot.

Now, what he wants and what reality is might be two different things. But the former champ certainly wasn’t lacking confidence after his second-round TKO win over Michael Bisping in the main event of UFC on FX 7 on Saturday night.

Belfort (22-10 MMA, 11-6 UFC) landed a head kick against Bisping (23-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) that put him on the canvas. Then he pounced and pounded until the fight was stopped.

UFC on FX 7 took place at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The main card aired on FX following prelims on FUEL TV and Facebook.

After the fight, Belfort called out Chael Sonnen, the next challenger for light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, saying Sonnen doesn’t deserve a shot at Jones – a shot he will get in April. Instead, Belfort wants another crack at Jones, who beat him in September.

“I just told you what I want: I want to fight Jon Jones,” Belfort said at the post-fight news conference. “That’s something that I want to do. There are many other strong guys in this division and many other divisions, and I don’t get to decide this alone. The decision to fight Jon Jones isn’t mine or my camp’s. … I’ve already told you what challenge I want, and it’s up to the UFC now.

“Right now, I’m at a very, very good stage, and I’m feeling so well to be able to fight Jon Jones.”

Belfort fought Jones at 205 pounds, of course. But now he’s back at middleweight. And his win over Bisping knocked the Brit from a likely title shot against Anderson Silva had he won.

But Marshall Zelaznik, the UFC’s managing director of international development, said at the news conference that he exchanged text messages with UFC President Dana White after the fight – and Belfort isn’t likely to jump immediately back into the title picture in either division just yet.

“The thinking is, now that Vitor is at middleweight again, and the way he lost to Anderson, he needs to win another couple fights to get back in contention,” Zelaznik said of his conversation with White. “But you know how things shake out in the UFC, so he’s done himself justice tonight.”

Belfort got a shot at Silva at UFC 126, but lost from a front-kick knockout.

But that won’t stop Belfort from lobbying for the biggest opportunity he can get. He especially doesn’t appear to be a fan of the way Sonnen went from losing a middleweight shot at Silva to a shot at Jones without having to win any other fights at light heavyweight.

Instead, Sonnen coaches opposite Jones on Season 17 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” which begins airing Tuesday, and fights him in the spring.

“I’m not the one cutting in front,” Belfort said on the off-chance he did get another shot at Jones. “Chael Sonnen is the one who cut the line, in reality. But it doesn’t even need to be for the title. It’s just a challenge I have. I want to win a fight I nearly won. That’s just my wish. We don’t see it as cutting the line.

“I just wanted to say something that was in my heart. Not all of our dreams come true, but you always have to have dreams. If a man doesn’t dream something, there’s no reason to live.”

Against Jones, Belfort locked in an armbar in the first round that wound up doing damage to Jones. But Jones survived and went on to a fourth-round submission win.

Belfort pulled no punches when it came to his feelings on Sonnen and his ability to, as critics have said, talk his way into another title fight, this time with Jones.

“We can’t be WWF wrestlers,” Belfort said. “We can’t just speak out to get a title shot. There are different histories here. I want to fight against champions. I want to be able to develop challenges. I don’t like people who just talk (to get ahead).

“I think it’s very important for us to not fear challenges. I think we need to see this rematch (with Jones), and this is a rematch I would love to do.”

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